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Living by Example
I am an early-adopting technophile in many ways — iPad, iPhone, Xbox, Playstation, ad infinitum — so much of my life revolves around various devices....
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Imperfect Union
My grandfather was a union man. I didn't know this till I was shown a photo of him, long after he died, taking part in...
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Freedom To Hate
Some people make me sick. Case in point, any member of the Fred Phelps clan who has been involved in the Westboro Baptist Church's ongoing...
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Gay Panic Fading
I never believed that Barack Obama was really opposed to marriage equality. It wasn't just that he had previously endorsed it and was completely comfortable...
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The Big Small Screen
While I love movies, I actually rather hate movie theaters. I realize that many people enjoy the communal experience of a movie — sharing in...
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Gay New World
Theoretically, a vacation is time to recharge, to reflect, to generally recuperate from accumulated weariness. In reality, the world keeps spinning and we remain connected...
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GOProud's CPAC Splash
GOProud co-founders Christopher Barron and Jimmy LaSalvia made a big splash at CPAC last weekend, including with a heavily promoted party, but the early returns...
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An Achievement to Celebrate
Last week, Whitman-Walker Clinic shared with the community good news that has not happened here in nearly a decade. We reported an operating gain for...
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Right Turns
There is, of course, the old canard that a conservative is a liberal who's been mugged. Just from my personal experience, though, I know that...
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Word Play
Being the good uncles I imagine us to be, my husband and I took our 10-year-old nephew out to dinner at the mall this past...
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Bravery in Black
An extraordinary display of gay courage and determination comes to us from Mukono, Uganda, thanks to a YouTube video of last Friday's funeral for murdered...
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Working for Change
As the Obama administration releases new details on ending ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' and the president continues his public evolution on the vital issue of...
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Great Expectations
Because I've been doing this long enough, I tend to approach annual political events like the State of the Union speech as a bit of...
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Choosing Choice
When I look at, say, the slaughter of dolphins off the coast of Japan I think it's disgusting and barbaric. Despite my offense, I have...
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Across the Threshold
It can sometimes feel a little awkward to celebrate a victory achieved by something not happening. But even though the Supreme Court's decision not to...
